Maximum Length of Strings
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Rhai by default does not limit how long a [string] can be.

This can be changed via the [`Engine::set_max_string_size`][options] method, with zero being
unlimited (the default).

A script attempting to create a [string] literal longer than the maximum length will terminate with
a parse error.

Any script operation that produces a [string] longer than the maximum also terminates the script
with an error.

This check can be disabled via the [`unchecked`] feature for higher performance (but higher risks as well).

```rust
let mut engine = Engine::new();

engine.set_max_string_size(500);    // allow strings only up to 500 bytes long (in UTF-8 format)

engine.set_max_string_size(0);      // allow unlimited string length
```

```admonish danger.small "Maximum length"

Be conservative when setting a maximum limit and always consider the fact that a registered function may grow
a string's length without Rhai noticing until the very end.

For instance, the built-in `+` operator for strings concatenates two strings together to form one longer string;
if both strings are _slightly_ below the maximum length limit, the resultant string may be almost _twice_ the maximum length.
```